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未来

Future


Meaning

Future, The Future, Distant Future, The Distant Future

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

What has not yet come? The future. 未来 is usually used to talk about the distant future, and it implies that the future can’t be foreseen. So you can use it to speculate about what might lie ahead, but you probably wouldn’t use it to discuss more concrete plans, goals or predictions.


Reading

みらい

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 未来の生活

    future living

    未来の社会

    future society

    未来の自分

    one's future self

  • 未来を考える

    to think about the future

    未来を見る

    to see the future

    未来を作る

    to make the future

  • 自分の未来

    one's own future

    バラ色の未来

    rose-colored future

    国の未来

    future of the country

Context Sentences

未来のことは分かりません。

I don't know the future.

タイムスリップできるなら、未来に行きたいな。

If I could time travel, I’d want to go to the future.

今の日本の子の未来は明るいといいな。

I hope the future of Japanese children today is bright.


Kanji Composition